You can get the section/elevation of only the active story with Use only current story feature and/or selected objects with Use only selected entities features.
Location of Use Only Current Story and Use Only Selected Entities Features
You can access the features from the section/elevation settings dialog general tab.
Section without object selection |
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Section with use only current story is checked |
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Section with use only selected entities is checked |
Area selected in the plan window   |